The Runaway Groom

Tommy blinked his large eyes hopefully at Isaac, hoping for Isaac's acknowledgment.

Isaac bit off a chunk, chewed, and seriously commented, "It's alright.” Tommy blinked, but it was a praise, was it not?

He giggled before running off, skipping.

Irene smiled as she watched Tommy being so happy.

Bzzt...

Her phone started to ring in her pocket, and she picked it up to answer. A man asked, "You're Lulu's best friend, right?"

It was a familiar voice—Irene recognized him as one of the members of Martin York's squad, back when she met up with Lulu at New Kent. “Yes. Why do you have her phone? Where is she?" Irene replied, sharply noticing that something went wrong.

It should be Lulu talking if she was asking for her. So why was it this man instead?

"Lulu was hurt—"

Irene sprang to her feet right then and asked urgently, "What happened?! How did she get hurt?! Is it serious?!"

before saying, “It is a little serious, but her life isn't in danger, so there's

relieved. "How

doesn't look good..." The man

"Just be out with

the time. I would like you to sit her down and talk to

a hunch. "Was she doing it because

of the reasons, but it's not all,” the man said. "It's alright if you're

thought about it—she was willing to go, but she would at least need

days," she

"Okay," he replied.

asked, "What happened? That's a bad look on

moment to ease

she lay down and

hesitated before asking, "When are we going

turned to look in her eyes. "Whenever you say the

thought Lulu found happiness with Martin, but I guess no

her chin on his shoulder and looking up at him, she said, "Let's go back to